Filing appliance.



T. G. MAXWELL.

"FILING APPLlANCE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.11. 1908.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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THOMAS G. MAXWELL, or ALLIANCE, onro, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To Tnn MQCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INooRPoRATEn TN 1914,) or ALLIANCE,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FILING APPLIANCE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

To all whom it may concern a citizen of the United States, residing in Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Filing Appliances, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a filing appliance adapted for the systematic keeping of records, such for example as a merchants credit accounts.

It particularly relates to the type of appliance shown and described in Patent No. $70,59 issued to Staples 8: Potter, November 12, 1907. r

One object of the invention is to simplify the construction of apparatus of this character and to improve the manner of mounting the bill holding leaves.

Another object of the invention isto improve the shape and-arrangement of the springs for counterbalancing the 1 leaves.

nnother object of the invention is to provide a series of pivotally supported leaves secured together by means which permit them to move laterally, whereby they are held in compact arrangementfor storing in a safe or vault, such means being arranged to lie within the outside dimensions or space occupied by the leaves and their pivotal supporting means.

A further object of the invention is to construct the bases with insets to receive the device or devices which connect the bases together. 7 7

Further objects of the invention consist of the parts and combination of parts hereinafter described.

For the purpose of illustration, I have, in the accompanying drawings, shown and herein described one form of filing appliance embodying my invention.

Referring to the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of an appliance embodying my invention, one side of the cabinet being removed. Fig. 2 is a front view of the bill holding leaves removed from the casing,

the upper portion of the leaves being broken away. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the leaves. Fig. t is a fragmentary view of one end of a leaf and 1ts supporting and counterbalancmg means. Fig. 5 1s a vertical section through a portion of a leaf. Fig. 6 is asectional view on the line 66, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a leaf pivot block, detached. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of a leaf showing a rubb ing strip.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a casing or housing of any suitable or preferable construction. It may consist, as shown, of a bottom portion 2 having front and side pieces 2, 2", respectively, a back 3, and a hinged desk or lid 4.

5 indicates a platform adapted to support a pair of'rests or uprights 6, preferably near opposite ends of the platform 5. The upper surface of each rest is preferably inclined and formed with a series of re cesses 6. 1

7, 7, indicate a series of bill holding leaves, and 8, 8, indicate a series of base bars to each of which is pivoted a leaf 7. Each leaf 7 preferably consists ofa sheet of thin metal, to the opposite faces of which spring bill clips 9 are secured. 10, 10, indicate strips arranged along the two sides or edges of each leaf. These strips, besides acting as separators for the leaves, give strength and stiffness thereto, whereby they may be readily moved on their pivots from a substantially vertical to a substantially horizontal position.

12, 12, indicate a series of thin metallic strips extending from top to bottom on the opposite faces of each leaf. These strips are spaced apart to form pockets or compartments for the bills or other records to be held by the clips 9. Each strip 12 is preferably bent into substantially U-shape to receive and hold a rubbing bar 13. The bar-holding strips 12 are preferably arranged in the same corresponding position onboth faces of each leaf so that a single rivet or set of rivets may be employed to secure two alined strips to the leaf on its opposite faces.

The pivot connection between each leaf 7 and its base bar 8 preferably consists of an ear or lug 8 secured to, or formed integral with, the opposite ends of each base bar, a pin 8 -supported by the ear 8, and a pivot block 7 This block 7 is provided with an apertured projection 7 b which is rotatable on the pin 8 The blocks 7 may be secured to the leaf in any suitable manner. I have shown each as vertically slotted at 7" to receive a corner of one of the sheet metal leaves and secured in position by rivets 7.

To counterbalance each leaf, I interpose between it and its base bar springs 14, each preferably coiled around one of the pins 8. One end, 14, of each spring engages with the adjacent base 8, and its opposite end, 14", extends upward and engages one face of the adjacent leaf 7 Each base 8' is preferably formed with a-recess 15 to receive the end 14' of the spring 14.

In order to permit the leafengaging end 14 of each coiled spring 14 to engage with the front face of the leaf 7, the latter is formed with an elongated recess or depression 7 to receive the said end 14" of the spring. As shown in the drawings, the opposite ends of each spring 14 extend tangentially from the said spring, that is the said ends are not kinked or angularly bent at the point where they leave the coil, but extend off therefrom tangentially. By avoiding angular bends or kinks in the ends of the springs the-durability of the springs is increased and their life greatly lengthened. The springs 14 are preferably arranged so that when the leaf in normal use is inclined from its normal vertical position, the resistance of the spring to being further wound up "is utilized to return the leaf to normal position; but it is obvious that the spring could be arranged to operate, whereby its resistance tobeing unwound would be utilized for similarly counterbalancing the leaf, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

, 15, 15, indicate a pair of lazy tongs con- 7 necting the-bases together. These connecting devices permit the leaves'to move laterally relatively to each other and be spaced equally apart when placed in the casing, or closed together in compact arrangement when removed to store in a safe or vault.

' somewhat longer than the pins '17, and are provided with screw threads, as shown at 17 to receive set screws 17?, whereby'the bases may be secured in spaced or closed position. 7. The guides are preferably ar- O'opies of this patent may be obtained for ranged side by side so that they have sliding engagement with each other and also assist in preventing relative 'endwise movement of the bases 8.

In order that the'connecting and guiding devices between the bases 8 will not occupy more space than that required by the leaves 7 and their connected bases 8, each of the latter is formed with an in-set section 8. By providing each base with an in-set 8 and connecting the lazy tongs and guides to these in-set sections, itwill be seen that the space below the leaves and between the opsite pivot devices is utilized for the base bar connecting and guiding devices. By this arrangement, the base connecting and guiding devices do not project beyond nor occupy more space than is actually required for the series of bases and pivoted leaves. This construction not only permits the storing of a series of leaves in a minimum amount of space, but also permits the leaves to be stored in an upright position, so that the bills or records behind-the spring'clips 9 will not be displaced.

To those skilled in the art of making filing. appliances of the classdescribed, many alterations in'construction and widely different embodiments andapplications of my invention will suggestthemselves, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures and the descr1p-.

tion herein are purely illustrative, and are not intended to be in any sense limited.

What I claim is r 1. In an account appliance, the combination of a slip holding leaf or frame, U-

shaped strips secured thereto to form pockets on the said leafor frame andmeansfor securing slips upon the said leaf or frame. 2. In an account appliance, the combinationof a pivotally mounted bill holding leaf, U-shaped strips "secured thereto to form pockets on the saidleaf, and a rubbing bar supported by each of said strips.

3. In a filing appliance, the combination of a bill holding leaf adapted to swing from one position to another, a U-shaped strip secured to said leaf to form a pocket, and a rubbing bar arranged in said pocket, the side members of said strip terminating in a plane co-incident with the face of said bar. 7

In testimony whereof I affixjmy signa ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS G. MAXW LL.

Witnesses:

, JOHN D. CAT ON, i F. PoLLooK.

fiverc ents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. 0. 

